Stories from Friday, September 1, 2017

Raymon Earl Hartman, 82, of Uniontown and Rose Hill, Kan., passed away early Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. He was born June 22, 1935, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Earl and Rosa Hartman of Uniontown, Kan. He grew up on the family farm, and graduated in 1953 from Uniontown High School...

Larry E. Bates, 65, died Thursday evening Aug. 31, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. Arrangements will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Mike Trim has moved within the Fort Scott Police Department to a position that will allow him to focus on working with schools. Trim, a former patrol officer, corporal and sergeant, is the department’s new school resource officer. Trim’s job involves working with students, staff and parents on various school-related issues, as well as providing security and crime prevention services in the school environment...

UNIONTOWN — USD 235 will begin a new school year next week with some physical upgrades and focuses on educational changes. USD 235 Superintendent Bret Howard said classes begin Tuesday at West Bourbon Elementary School and Uniontown Junior Senior High School. Students, teachers and staff will head back to the classrooms that day following a week that includes inservice training and a district-wide meeting. The district has an enrollment of less than 600 students...